Reptiles introduced to
Puerto Rico 

 

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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Crocodilians (Crocodylia)

Caiman crocodilus

Common Caiman

Henderson & Powell 2009 Joglar, Álvarez, Aide, Barber, Burrowes, García, León-Cardona, Longo, Pérez-Buitrago, Puente, Rios-López & Tolson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
Lizards (Sauria)

Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Sánchez 2018

Hemidactylus haitianus

Caribbean Half-toed Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 [as H. angulatus] Joglar, Álvarez, Aide, Barber, Burrowes, García, León-Cardona, Longo, Pérez-Buitrago, Puente, Rios-López & Tolson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 [as H. brooki] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Sánchez 2018 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Joglar, Álvarez, Aide, Barber, Burrowes, García, León-Cardona, Longo, Pérez-Buitrago, Puente, Rios-López & Tolson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Mayer 1999 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Sánchez 2018 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Hemidactylus turcicus

Turkish Half-toed Gecko

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Cyclura nubila

Cuban Rock Iguana

Henderson & Powell 2009 Joglar, Álvarez, Aide, Barber, Burrowes, García, León-Cardona, Longo, Pérez-Buitrago, Puente, Rios-López & Tolson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Iguana delicatissima

Caribbean Green Iguana

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Iguana iguana

Common Green Iguana

Ackerman, Recart & Daehler 2013 Arce-Nazario & Carlo 2012 Henderson & Powell 2009 Joglar, Álvarez, Aide, Barber, Burrowes, García, León-Cardona, Longo, Pérez-Buitrago, Puente, Rios-López & Tolson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Scincella lateralis

North American Ground Skink

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
Snakes (Serpentes)

Boa constrictor

South American Red-tailed Boa

Berentsen, Garcia-Cancel, Diaz-Negron, Diaz-Marrero, Puente-Rolón, Reed & Vercauteren 2015 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Chilabothrus striatus

Hispaniolan Striped Boa

Reynolds, Puente-Rolón, Barandiaran & Revell 2014

Eunectes notaeus

Yellow Anaconda

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Ceratophallus vittatus

Indonesian Striped Keelback

Herrera-Montes 2015 Herrera-Montes, Ríoz-Droz, Puente-Rolón, Dávila-Casanova & Ríos-López 2015

Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Python bivittatus

Burmese Python

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Python regius

Ball Python

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Python sebae

Northern Rock Python

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
Turtles (Testudines)

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Henderson & Powell 2009 Joglar, Álvarez, Aide, Barber, Burrowes, García, León-Cardona, Longo, Pérez-Buitrago, Puente, Rios-López & Tolson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017